Corwin Announces Acquisition of John Hattie’s Visible Learningplus
Model of School Change

Acquisition of professional learning model based on world’s
largest evidence base in K-12 education positions Corwin at forefront of
evidence-based school change movement

April 04, 2018 12:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ever since the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015,
“evidence” has become both a mantra and a talisman for U.S. education
efforts to advance student achievement. One of the foremost researchers
at the center of the evidence-based school reform movement is
Australian-based professor John Hattie, whose body of work known as the
Visible Learning research is recognized as the world’s largest evidence
base of those strategies and innovations that have the greatest impact
on student learning. Today, Corwin announced the acquisition of Visible
Learningplus, the school change model based on Hattie’s
research, from the New Zealand-based Cognition Education Group.

The move cements Corwin’s position as a leading global provider of
evidence-based professional learning and, significantly, now allows more
widespread access to Visible Learning practices through Corwin’s
presence in North America and Australia, their existing licensees in the
UK (Osiris Education), Scandinavia (Challenging Learning), and the
Netherlands (Bazalt and Onderwijs-Advies) as well as future global
partners.

“I am delighted to partner with Corwin, and together, advance the full
impact of the Visible Learningplus model across the globe,”
said Hattie. “I was first drawn to Corwin because of the organization’s
deep commitment to rigorous research and record of service—it’s why we
selected Corwin as the exclusive North American partner for Visible
Learningplus in 2013 and our exclusive partner in Australia
in 2015. Since then, I’ve observed firsthand their unwavering respect
for the importance of independent research to inform education policy
and practice, which has confirmed for me that Corwin is the best
possible partner and permanent home for my lifework.”

“Corwin’s mission has always been to help all educators realize their
greatest impact through sustained professional learning,” said Mike
Soules, president of Corwin. “Now, as John Hattie’s global partner and
the official provider of Visible Learningplus around the
world, we can work with education practitioners and policymakers across
the globe to provide teachers and systems with a process for ongoing,
data-driven professional learning, shifting the focus from teaching to
learning.”

Hattie rose to prominence in the evidence-based school change movement
through the meta-analyses he conducted to analyze the impact of
individual factors influencing student achievement across multiple
studies. The resulting Visible Learning research now represents the
world’s largest evidence base on what works best in schools to improve
learning, spanning more than 1,400 meta-analyses of 90,000 individual
research studies, involving more than 250 million students around the
world. To date, Hattie has identified 250 factors that influence student
achievement.

Said Hattie, “With Corwin as our global partner, we have a real chance
to make professional learning an effective tool for teachers to
continuously improve their craft and give every student the opportunity
to achieve her or his potential.”

Thanks to this partnership and its commitment to continuing this
critical research, generations to come will be able to rely on Corwin
for the essential insights on what works best in teaching and learning,
and tools that enable them to evaluate their own impact on student
learning.

Corwin, a SAGE Publishing company, was established in 1990, first
as a professional book publisher, now as a full-service professional
learning company, offering professional development solutions on the
topics that matter most and the delivery methods that work best to
achieve a school or district’s objectives. Its many resources range from
a library of 4,000+ books to on-site consulting to online courses and
events. At the heart of every professional learning experience is the
book content and author expertise that have made Corwin the most trusted
name in professional development. Learn more at www.corwin.com.